Helconidea dentator (Fabricius, 1804)

Distribution in Iran. Iran (no specific locality) (Sakenin et al. 2008).

Distribution outside Iran. Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany (van Achterberg 1987; Yu et al. 2012), China, Georgia, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, former Yugoslavia (Yu et al. 2012), Czech Republic (van Achterberg 1987; Lozan et al. 2010; Yu et al. 2012), Montenegro (Papp 2010; Yu et al. 2012), UK (van Achterberg 1987; Broad and Shaw 2009; Yu et al. 2012).

Host records. Parasitoid of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) (Sakenin et al. 2008; Yu et al. 2012). In France it is reported from Tetropium fuscum (Fabricius) ( Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) (van Achterberg 1987). Yu et al. (2012) reported Acanthocinus aedilis (Linnaeus), A. griceus (Fabricius), Asemum striatum (Linnaeus), Callidium aeneum (DeGeer), C. violaceum (Linnaeus), Cerambyx scopolii Fuessly, Monochamus sartor Fabricius, M. sutor (Linnaeus), M. ussorovi Fischer de Valdheim, Plagionotus arcuatus (Linnaeus), Tetropium castaneum (Linnaeus), T. fuscum Fabricius, T. gabrielli Weise ( Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).